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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and constitution all owe their debt to Lincoln, as does the unity of the American states. And yet, in his own day, Lincoln was also reviled by many as a trait…

Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world’s best-known wordsmiths.The ideal replacement or complement to that tatty old copy of Brewer's Phrase and Fable most of us have about the house, A Word in Your Shell-Like is …

Get back to where it all started in this race-against-the-clock short story, as a young PC Mark Heckenburg tackles the first in a long line of very bad criminals…Including an extract of the new Heck novel, HUNTED. Publishing May 2015.It’s 1997 and PC Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg is patrolling the rain-lashed streets of Manchester. In the quiet hours of the early morning, nothing stirs.Until the crackle …

**A 69 page short story**A sparkling Christmassy tale that will make your heart melt.Mel Tinsall knows that if she’s going to get through this manic first year at college, and be a good mum to her baby daughter Lou Lou, she can have no distractions. And after what happened last time she’s sworn off men for a very long time.But then she meets Will.He’s different. He’s special.But Mel has a secret.C…

’From the rich descriptions to the believable characters and the engaging plot, I was hooked from page one.’ – Laura (Goodreads)There’s no place like home…Enough is enough! The always perfect Laurie Chapman had jumped in her car and raced as fast as she could from London heading to Sunset Bay and (she hopes!) the open arms of her estranged sister…Mia Chapman loves running Dolly’s Diner in the pict…

The most fucked up memoir you’ll ever read.A foul-mouthed memoir about a dysfunctional life.Each chapter recounts a key moment in the author’s life through the books she was reading at the time including:• Howard’s End, the only text she had read whilst engaging in sexual intercourse.• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, which she had in her bag while on holiday in Tangier when a market trader offere…

Whether skateboarding across the kitchen as a child,or taking part in the world's most prestigious vintage road race, TV chef James Martin has never been oneto sit still. In this entertaining narrative he revealshow his two passions – cooking and cars – have fuelled his hopes, dreams and successes and made him the household name he is today.James talks with passion, energy and candid humour about …

The remarkable new novel from the bestselling author of Everything and Nothing is a warm and heartbreaking tale of three generations of women.In a higgledy-piggledy house with turrets and tunnels towering over the sleepy Welsh village of Druith, two girls play hide and seek. They don’t see its grandeur or the secrets locked behind doors they cannot open. They see lots of brilliant places to hide.S…

Nine explicit confessions. Hot original erotica from Justine Elyot, Primula Bond, Chrissie Bentley, Lisette Ashton, and more.Women pursuing secret desires and then confessing all.One woman just has to expose herself to her hot neighbours from her apartment window.A woman’s tennis partner is too tempting to resist in the showers.And when a women’s reading group chooses foreplay as its subject, the …

Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Speckled People’ and ‘Sailor in the Wardrobe’, turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century.1945. At the end of the second world war in Berlin, a young mother loses her two-year-old boy in the bombings. She flees to the south, where her father finds …

Find a job that fits you perfectly: don't settle for anything less. You could make money as a City Trader – or make a difference as a Carbon Trader. You could be a Museum Curator or a Spa Reviewer – or if you want to make an impact, how about becoming a Demolition Expert? There's a Cool Career to suit everyone, so get your thinking cap on.It is not always easy to decide what career you might like.…

An intense and thrilling teen mystery set on a tranquil island where all seems perfect…Daniel has dark secrets and a troubled past. So when his family move to the island of Wragge, a gentle backwater where local life remains undisturbed he feels he’s escaped.But outsiders aren’t always welcome and the more Daniel tries to conceal, the more he reveals about sinister goings on. Does this picture per…

Book 3 of the Carried Away Series.A passionate erotic romance perfect for fans of Sylvia Day.I'm not your type. I should leave, but if I do that I'll drive myself crazy wondering how good to me you can be.Simon Reeve is charming, sly, and a man who can make things happen. But a foray into the dirty world of politics has left him with a tarnished reputation.Sharing the responsibility for her orphan…

**The follow-up to the smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller, ‘Alfie the Doorstep Cat’. Alfie’s back – and more adventurous than ever!**Edgar Road used to be your typical London street; a road full of people who barely said a word to one another. Then Alfie came along – a big grey ball of fur who changed the lives of every family he met, and brought a community together.But now a new family have moved…

“… Like Sheherazade, I was fighting to change what struck me as a very bleak future and what follows is the uncensored and unabridged account of how I met that challenge. Was I successful? Well, you’ll just have to read on to find out….”The Secret Diarists are an anonymous group who have never met and perhaps never will.They came together online and were inspired by one writer's idea to create a c…